Eric Grevstad
@egforexample.bsky.social
Nero Wolfe fan and lookalike in Bradenton, FL. Tech writer and editor. Ride or die Democrat. Saintly wife. Three cats.
The name Schumer will forever be spoken with the names Chamberlain and Quisling.
March 14, 2025 at 1:26 AM
The name Schumer will forever be spoken with the names Chamberlain and Quisling.
Tragic news as Jeff Bezos gains control of casting, direction, the cinematic universe, and spinoffs. You just know there'll be a Moneypenny miniseries and an animated "Li'l Blofeld." www.pajiba.com/news/amazon-...
Why Amazon MGM Gaining Control of James Bond Is So Upsetting
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www.pajiba.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Tragic news as Jeff Bezos gains control of casting, direction, the cinematic universe, and spinoffs. You just know there'll be a Moneypenny miniseries and an animated "Li'l Blofeld." www.pajiba.com/news/amazon-...
Is this what you voted for? If so, you're dead to me. I will not reason with you. I will not seek to understand you. I will not accept you. I will not tolerate you. Suck eggs, if you can afford them.
February 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Is this what you voted for? If so, you're dead to me. I will not reason with you. I will not seek to understand you. I will not accept you. I will not tolerate you. Suck eggs, if you can afford them.
It's St. Skeletor's Day! Let us sing:
O Skeletor, St. Skeletor,
Thy villainy we do adore,
O Skeletor, St. Skeletor,
That hunky He-Man we deplore.
No hair or flesh upon your head,
But just a cackling skull instead,
O Skeletor, St. Skeletor,
May evil reign forevermore.
O Skeletor, St. Skeletor,
Thy villainy we do adore,
O Skeletor, St. Skeletor,
That hunky He-Man we deplore.
No hair or flesh upon your head,
But just a cackling skull instead,
O Skeletor, St. Skeletor,
May evil reign forevermore.
February 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
It's St. Skeletor's Day! Let us sing:
O Skeletor, St. Skeletor,
Thy villainy we do adore,
O Skeletor, St. Skeletor,
That hunky He-Man we deplore.
No hair or flesh upon your head,
But just a cackling skull instead,
O Skeletor, St. Skeletor,
May evil reign forevermore.
O Skeletor, St. Skeletor,
Thy villainy we do adore,
O Skeletor, St. Skeletor,
That hunky He-Man we deplore.
No hair or flesh upon your head,
But just a cackling skull instead,
O Skeletor, St. Skeletor,
May evil reign forevermore.
Taking over the Kennedy Center? I keep reading that a growing number of people are dismayed to realize they voted for a batshit maniac but unfortunately I don't see it. Price of eggs my ass.
February 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Taking over the Kennedy Center? I keep reading that a growing number of people are dismayed to realize they voted for a batshit maniac but unfortunately I don't see it. Price of eggs my ass.
You know, it's gone past illegal to just unhinged. It's as if Trump said "From now on, dollars will be replaced by goats" or "Our Navy ships will be more efficient with large holes in their bottoms" and half the country eagerly agreed.
February 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
You know, it's gone past illegal to just unhinged. It's as if Trump said "From now on, dollars will be replaced by goats" or "Our Navy ships will be more efficient with large holes in their bottoms" and half the country eagerly agreed.
Plenty of adjectives have applied to past presidents. "Inspiring." "Sincere." "Decisive." At other times "naive." Even "incompetent." But never until now: "despicable."
January 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Plenty of adjectives have applied to past presidents. "Inspiring." "Sincere." "Decisive." At other times "naive." Even "incompetent." But never until now: "despicable."
I'm glad my crush Lacey Chabert has signed a big new contract and has an all-day marathon ending with the premiere of her 41st Hallmark movie Saturday, but the channel really needs younger talent. She and Victor Webster just played a couple deciding whether to have kids at a combined age of 91.
January 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I'm glad my crush Lacey Chabert has signed a big new contract and has an all-day marathon ending with the premiere of her 41st Hallmark movie Saturday, but the channel really needs younger talent. She and Victor Webster just played a couple deciding whether to have kids at a combined age of 91.
Just a reminder that anything and everything the president of the United States says is (in order of probability): (a.) a lie, (b.) an openly corrupt personal grift, (c.) Looney Tunes. Foreign leaders, you have our sympathy.
January 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Just a reminder that anything and everything the president of the United States says is (in order of probability): (a.) a lie, (b.) an openly corrupt personal grift, (c.) Looney Tunes. Foreign leaders, you have our sympathy.
Use Microsoft 365 (nee Office) but not thrilled about the $3 monthly price increase for useless AI crap? PC Mag tells you how to cancel Copilot. www.pcmag.com/explainers/d...
Don't Want to Pay for Copilot AI? Switch to Microsoft 365 Classic
A standard subscription to Microsoft 365 includes Copilot for an additional $3 per month. Here’s how to get a cheaper Classic plan without the AI features.
www.pcmag.com
January 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Use Microsoft 365 (nee Office) but not thrilled about the $3 monthly price increase for useless AI crap? PC Mag tells you how to cancel Copilot. www.pcmag.com/explainers/d...
You can always count on Democrats to bring a spork to a gunfight.
January 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
You can always count on Democrats to bring a spork to a gunfight.
From this moment on, the Democrats should be an opposition party. Period. That means 100% opposition to 100% of Republican initiatives, no matter what, no matter why. Any single Dem who votes for any single GOP nominee or bill gets shamed, shunned, and primaried, no exceptions. Fight, damn you!
January 19, 2025 at 12:58 AM
From this moment on, the Democrats should be an opposition party. Period. That means 100% opposition to 100% of Republican initiatives, no matter what, no matter why. Any single Dem who votes for any single GOP nominee or bill gets shamed, shunned, and primaried, no exceptions. Fight, damn you!
I worry I'm not paying enough attention or spending enough time here on Bluesky, but most of my followers seem to have OnlyFans so I understand they're distracted too
January 19, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I worry I'm not paying enough attention or spending enough time here on Bluesky, but most of my followers seem to have OnlyFans so I understand they're distracted too
@scalzi.com sums it up: "If I needed Copilot, Microsoft, I would be pretty shit at my job now, wouldn't I." I've made a living as a writer and editor for 42 years and everything I have ever written or will ever write is 100% AI-free. That's not to say I'm virtuous, it's to say I'm old.
January 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
@scalzi.com sums it up: "If I needed Copilot, Microsoft, I would be pretty shit at my job now, wouldn't I." I've made a living as a writer and editor for 42 years and everything I have ever written or will ever write is 100% AI-free. That's not to say I'm virtuous, it's to say I'm old.
I'd support a law preventing talk show hosts from producing and inserting themselves as the stars of game shows; people want to see "Password," not "The Jimmy 'Lame-O' Fallon Show," and Drew Barrymore is nice but simply does not have "Hollywood Squares" center-square Paul Lynde energy
January 16, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I'd support a law preventing talk show hosts from producing and inserting themselves as the stars of game shows; people want to see "Password," not "The Jimmy 'Lame-O' Fallon Show," and Drew Barrymore is nice but simply does not have "Hollywood Squares" center-square Paul Lynde energy
"Riveting Storytelling for All of America"? Oh ha ha ha ha ha, oh God, you're killing me, ha ha ha ha ha
January 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
"Riveting Storytelling for All of America"? Oh ha ha ha ha ha, oh God, you're killing me, ha ha ha ha ha
Me to Copilot AI, part 2: "Did you remember my settings from last time?"
"Sorry, I can't discuss that. But you can see the details in Microsoft's privacy documentation."
"What's for dinner?"
"Sorry, Eric, I can't discuss that. But you can see Microsoft's privacy documentation for the full scoop."
"Sorry, I can't discuss that. But you can see the details in Microsoft's privacy documentation."
"What's for dinner?"
"Sorry, Eric, I can't discuss that. But you can see Microsoft's privacy documentation for the full scoop."
January 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Me to Copilot AI, part 2: "Did you remember my settings from last time?"
"Sorry, I can't discuss that. But you can see the details in Microsoft's privacy documentation."
"What's for dinner?"
"Sorry, Eric, I can't discuss that. But you can see Microsoft's privacy documentation for the full scoop."
"Sorry, I can't discuss that. But you can see the details in Microsoft's privacy documentation."
"What's for dinner?"
"Sorry, Eric, I can't discuss that. But you can see Microsoft's privacy documentation for the full scoop."
Me to Microsoft Copilot AI: "What's the best treatment for a cracked rib?"
"Rest and avoid heavy lifting. How'd you crack a rib?"
"I fell into the basement."
"Ouch, that sounds painful. Anything you want to chat about while you rest up?"
"Should I call my ex to wish her a happy birthday?"
Silence
"Rest and avoid heavy lifting. How'd you crack a rib?"
"I fell into the basement."
"Ouch, that sounds painful. Anything you want to chat about while you rest up?"
"Should I call my ex to wish her a happy birthday?"
Silence
January 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Me to Microsoft Copilot AI: "What's the best treatment for a cracked rib?"
"Rest and avoid heavy lifting. How'd you crack a rib?"
"I fell into the basement."
"Ouch, that sounds painful. Anything you want to chat about while you rest up?"
"Should I call my ex to wish her a happy birthday?"
Silence
"Rest and avoid heavy lifting. How'd you crack a rib?"
"I fell into the basement."
"Ouch, that sounds painful. Anything you want to chat about while you rest up?"
"Should I call my ex to wish her a happy birthday?"
Silence
I just turned down a PC Mag assignment. When it comes to torching the environment and spending billions for no real-world benefit, I'm like "AI? Bah humbug!"
January 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I just turned down a PC Mag assignment. When it comes to torching the environment and spending billions for no real-world benefit, I'm like "AI? Bah humbug!"
Why in the name of God am I thinking about starting a Substack? I only post rare political rants along with a handful of pop culture and personal observations here and my prolific blogging days were decades ago. Must be just the temptation to have my picture and a title and "Over 0 subscribers."
January 6, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Why in the name of God am I thinking about starting a Substack? I only post rare political rants along with a handful of pop culture and personal observations here and my prolific blogging days were decades ago. Must be just the temptation to have my picture and a title and "Over 0 subscribers."
Checking DHL and learning that my spiffy new keyboard has made it from Shenzhen to Hong Kong to Miami doesn't quite distract me from tomorrow's prep for Tuesday's colonoscopy. Actually my second wasn't too awful though my first nearly killed me, hoping best two out of three.
January 6, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Checking DHL and learning that my spiffy new keyboard has made it from Shenzhen to Hong Kong to Miami doesn't quite distract me from tomorrow's prep for Tuesday's colonoscopy. Actually my second wasn't too awful though my first nearly killed me, hoping best two out of three.
Happy New Year to all! We treated ourselves to a bottle of the then-unknown Ayala champagne that Randy, our Cos Cob liquor store manager, discovered and we drank by the case in Connecticut in the 2000s. It was $17 then. It's $54 now. Not really worth it but a nice gesture.
January 1, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Happy New Year to all! We treated ourselves to a bottle of the then-unknown Ayala champagne that Randy, our Cos Cob liquor store manager, discovered and we drank by the case in Connecticut in the 2000s. It was $17 then. It's $54 now. Not really worth it but a nice gesture.
Damn 20% off holiday sale, I just succumbed and bought another wireless mechanical keyboard, my fourth and fanciest this year. You have to finish assembling the NuPhy Gem80 (plug in the switches and keycaps) yourself. I bet my wife will hide one switch like the last piece of a jigsaw puzzle.
December 30, 2024 at 2:33 AM
Damn 20% off holiday sale, I just succumbed and bought another wireless mechanical keyboard, my fourth and fanciest this year. You have to finish assembling the NuPhy Gem80 (plug in the switches and keycaps) yourself. I bet my wife will hide one switch like the last piece of a jigsaw puzzle.
It's Boxing Day! Paid the electric bill and mortgage, bought some new underwear for 2025. And they say my life's not exciting.
December 26, 2024 at 5:56 PM
It's Boxing Day! Paid the electric bill and mortgage, bought some new underwear for 2025. And they say my life's not exciting.
I used to be a grouchy, surly, misanthropic guy, but then I was visited by three spirits.
December 25, 2024 at 6:33 PM
I used to be a grouchy, surly, misanthropic guy, but then I was visited by three spirits.